Books we have read

Case Study - Graeme Macrae Burnet

March 2022 Suggested by: Fiona Score: 7.6 The group largely enjoyed this look into the life of someone with dissociative identity...

The Passenger - Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz

February 2022 Suggested by: Emma Score: 8 This provoked some interesting discussion around human nature and self-preservation. Even those...

Afterlives - Abdulrazak Gurnah

January 2022 Suggested by: Tim (but actually Phil) Score: 8.5 Everybody enjoyed this one, despite being a little slow to get started and...

Contacts - Mark Watson

November 2021 Suggested by: Rohaise Score: 5 No-one thought that this book was a great masterpiece but most found it very readable and...

Fasting, Feasting - Anita Desai

October 2021 Suggested by: Annie Score: 7.5 The group had a range of opinions over how normal or unusual the families were.

Offshore - Penelope Fitzgerald

September 2021 Suggested by: Phil Score: 6.5 There were some mixed feelings about this book, and a range of scores to reflect those...

At Night All Blood is Black - David Diop

August 2021 Suggested by: Phil Score: 7 It was generally agreed that this wasn't a book that was "enjoyed". Traumatic and horrifying, it...

The Mandibles - Lionel Shriver

July 2021 Suggested by: Louisa Score: 6.5 Take out the excessively detailed economics and we mostly enjoyed this. It examined some...

The Last House on Needless Street - Catriona Ward

June 2021 Suggested by: Tim Score: 7.1 There was a split of opinion on this book, though the majority found it to be a gripping read....

Girl - Edna O'Brien

May 2021 Suggested by: Emma Score: 7.3 "Compelling" was the word used most often in the discussion of this book - whilst we didn't all...

The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt - Sarah Armstrong

April 2021 Suggested by: Fiona Score: 7.5 This book provided an interesting insight into a time and place that none of us were familiar...

A History of Loneliness - John Boyne

March 2021 Suggested by: Becca Score: 8 This book was enjoyed by all members, and the word "compelling" was used several times. It...